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The fourth Road to Le Mans attracts an array of top-notch competitors! Curtain-raiser to the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the third round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup, the 2019 Road to Le Mans boasts an impressive 50-car grid of 17 GT3s and 33 LMP3s, including 34 cars more >>

Risi Competizione has announced Sao Paolo native, Luis Felipe "Pipo" Derani, as a driver for the 87th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans race, June 15-16. This will be the 25-year-old's fifth running at Le Mans, having competed every year since 201 more >>

Led by Olivier Panis, Sarah, and Simon Abadie, Panis-Barthez Competition has signed an agreement with Dunlop with immediate effect. The British manufacturer, the most successful in the 24 Hours of Le Mans history, will supply tyres to the two Ligi more >>

For any sporting endeavour, preparation is key. This is especially true of a race as taxing as the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Automobile Club de l’Ouest rules therefore stipulate that all first-timers – rookies – and drivers who have not taken part in the race in the last five years must undergo simulator training. more >>

..Franz Ferdinand, Diva Faune and Cock RobinAlways eagerly awaited, the entertainment line-up at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans promises to take the circuit by storm. The 260,000-strong crowd will be treated to three outstanding gigs: Diva Faune more >>

Today, 8 March, International Women’s Rights Day, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) takes the opportunity to emphasise its wholehearted support for the promotion of women in motorsport. Endurance racing, in particular, is a team sport in which women and men work together more >>

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We have been dreaming of racing Le Mans in a car made in the United States of America ever since Henry Ford was the last American team to win First Overall in 1967.We were the first and, thus f more >>

...at the 24 Hours of Le Mans this June! The French endurance motor race enjoys worldwide acclaim and its trackside music festival is an attraction in its own right. Race organiser the Automobile Club more >>

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has received 75 applications to participate in the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans. Of the 60 competitors to take the start on 15 June at 15:00, the 24 Hours of Le Mans Selection Committee has already confirmed the 42 automatic invitations, and that list is now available. more >>

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and GreenGT are delighted to announce they have founded H24Racing team, as part of MissionH24.In 2024, a new class of hydrogen-powered cars will compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside combustion engine cars. Work is already und more >>

Commitment to Le MansPorsche has paid tribute to the worldwide achievements of its teams and drivers over the 2018 season at its Night of Champions motorsport gala in Weissach. On this occasion, the Board announced the intense cont more >>

Next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans will be the grand finale of the FIA WEC 2018-19 Super Season and the culmination of the championship from now on. The names of the teams to line up on the grid – sixty slots plus ten reserves –will be announced in two stages, on 11th February and 1st March 2019. more >>

For the past 7 years, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest has held the première of the official film of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Méga CGR cinema in Saint-Saturnin. This evening, Tuesday 27 November, 1034 spectators attended the screening of t more >>

The world of endurance racing has just lost one of its most prized engineers, Jean-François Robin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 81. He was a major force behind Matra's success at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest pays tribute to this motorsport legend. The death of Jea more >>

Next year, the 24 Hours of Le Mans will take place on 15–16 June. The 87th running will be the culmination of the FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season and therefore bristling with extra-special excitement. An outstanding exper more >>

Signatech Alpine Matmut was presented with the treasured 24 Hours of Le Mans trophy at Fuji today after recently being confirmed as the winner of the LMP2 category at the event which was held in June of this year.
The trophy was presented by President of the Automobile Cl more >>

On June 21th, TDS Racing appealed the decision of disqualification pronounced by the Stewards of the race after the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2018.After having been listened to on September 18th, TDS Racing #28 responsible took notice of the finale decision of the FIA International Court of Appeal.Jacques Morello, technical dire more >>

Mondial Tech, the BtoB event at the Paris Motor Show, today welcomed Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), and keynote presenter on the topic of electrification and hybrid technology.Interviewed by Guillaume Crunelle (Del more >>

The final classification of the 24-Hours of Le Mans has been changed after the exclusion of the n°26 G-Drive and n°28 TDS Racing entries. From the Alpine A442B of Pironi and Jaussaud to the Alpine A470 of Lapierre, Neg more >>

The 2020 Le Mans 24 Hours will be on 13–14 June! The provisional schedule for the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship has been announced, including the date for the 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans: 13–14 June 2020. more >>

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest would like to thank its members, spectators, media, partners, teams, drivers, contributors, marshals and volunteers - all of whom play a part in making the 24 Hours of Le Mans the world’s greatest endurance race. more >>

...pronounced by the Stewards of the Race after the 24 Hours of Le MansN°26 G-Drive Racing and n°28 TDS Racing have decided to appeal the decisions of the stewards pronounced last Monday after the 24 Hours of Le Mans in front of the FIA International Cou more >>

"I finally got to do a night-time double stint: that was amazing and really special for me..."I’ve just had a well-earned good night’s sleep after the Le Mans 24 Hours with Aston Martin Racing – my second Le Mans, but more >>

The G-Drive Racing win is a wonderful reward for Xavier Combet and Jacques Morello’s mechanics who have been working on this car for the last two seasons. The second true satisfaction can be seen in the great performance of #28 Oreca LMP2 which finishes just under the podium at the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours. more >>

Signatech Alpine Matmut celebrates a wonderful anniversary by finishing second in LMP2 in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and takes the lead in the general classification • Like in 2014, 2016 and 2017, Signatech Alpine Matm more >>

Larbre Competition recorded yet another Le Mans 24 Hours finish, with its all bronze-grade driver trio bringing the #50 Ligier JS P217 home 15th in the LMP2 class.The French team is also part of the 2018/19 FIA World Endurance Championship &lsquo more >>

• #32 robbed of likely third-place after puncture with less than two hours to go• #22 denied podium when placed fourth with five hours remaining• #22 & #32 fight back after early delays caused by niggling telemetry issues more >>